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Watch the interview with #JOGSS editors @jamespattison.bsky.social & Ulrich Petersohn!

JOGSS welcomes novel research on global security

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🤝 Pre-submission exchange

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Interview with James Pattison and Ulrich Petersohn | Journal of Global Security Studies
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October 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
journalofgss.bsky.social
📰 New research from our editorial team!

How does peacekeepers’ use of force affect their local legitimacy?

@birtegippert.bsky.social finds that both the ends and the means of using force shape how local communities perceive peacekeepers.

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October 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
lindsaypcohn.bsky.social
My colleague @profjessblankshain.bsky.social and I have written on public opinion with both @proflupton.bsky.social and Doug Kriner

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I’m from the Government, and I’m Here to Help: Public Perceptions of Coercive State Power | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
I’m from the Government, and I’m Here to Help: Public Perceptions of Coercive State Power
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November 10, 2024 at 6:15 PM
separkinson.bsky.social
A couple of resources from the ARC Bibliography relevant to this #polisci/#polsky conversation on trauma & desk research:

Ethics of Desk Research on Political Violence: academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...

Emotional Safety in Secondary Research: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
annameier.bsky.social Anna Meier @annameier.bsky.social · Aug 28
Parts of the researcher mental health convo rub me the wrong way bc for many it's a choice to engage w/ this material, & I'm more concerned w/ those for whom it *isn't* a choice (i.e., targeted communities).

AND, we've gotta tell folks, "looking at this stuff will mess you up, so are you sure."
August 29, 2023 at 3:29 PM
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🚨 New Article Alert! 🚨

Check out Mohamad Rosyidin & Indra Kusumawardhana’s research on how status signalling and the drive to project major power status shape Indonesia’s military modernisation.

🔍 Available here: doi.org/10.1093/jogs...
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September 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
victorasal.bsky.social
Bureaucratic Politics of Cyber Strategy
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Nadiya Kostyuk Evan Perkoski Michael Poznansky
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The Bureaucratic Politics of Cyber Strategy
Abstract. Why do states implement certain cyber strategies, and why might they change over time? We argue that an important but overlooked factor is bureau
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April 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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📌 We are now on BlueSky! 🌍✨ Stay tuned for the latest insights and cutting-edge research on global security. Follow us to keep up with the conversations shaping the future! #JOGSS
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
mattuq.bsky.social
An important piece- does Australia have a military industrial academic complex? Does this explain limited debate over huge defence spending commitments like AUKUS? With more of us encouraged towards this type of funding, it’s crucial to reflect on the politics of it…
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November 23, 2023 at 7:56 AM
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Why do armed nonstate actors introduce codes of conduct? Is it to reduce control issues, signal to local or international actors, or influence peer groups? 🤔 Read Barak Mendelsohn’s article to find the answers 🔍

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March 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
drgholmes.bsky.social
Delighted to join the new editorial team of Journal of Global Security Studies! Editors-in-Chief @jamespattison.bsky.social & Ulrich Petersohn. Associate Editors: (@birtegippert.bsky.social), Belgin San-Akca, Reed Wood and me. Find out more or submit an article:
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January 8, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Great to see a new contribution to the cyber statecraft litt by Nadiya Kostyuk et al in JoGSS.

The French shadow case will make for an interesting background to my incoming article in EFRC, which develops all three Allison & Zelikow models.

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The Bureaucratic Politics of Cyber Strategy
Abstract. Why do states implement certain cyber strategies, and why might they change over time? We argue that an important but overlooked factor is bureau
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April 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
victorasal.bsky.social
Foreign Legionnaires and Military Mutinies | Journal of @journalofgss.bsky.social
Abel Escribà-Folch Christopher Faulkner @mehrl.bsky.social

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Foreign Legionnaires and Military Mutinies
Abstract. The composition of the armed forces is, by now, well established as a major factor determining the risk of coups d’état. However, military discon
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February 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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What drives states to adopt (or shift) their cyber strategies? Read @nadiyakostyuk.bsky.social, Evan Perkoski, and Michael Poznansky’s article to learn how bureaucratic politics plays an important role in shaping US and French cyber strategies

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April 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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How can counterinsurgency efforts be effectively coordinated without descending into chaos or command turf wars?

joshuargoodman.bsky.social unpacks the core dilemma: uncoordinated decentralisation vs parochial centralisation - and what this means for institutional design.

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July 16, 2025 at 11:57 AM
journalofgss.bsky.social
🗳️ How do armed groups win votes in democracies?

📖 @marybethaltier.bsky.social’s research shows they thrive in security vacuums – when people see the state as unable (or unwilling) to protect them, and turn instead to alternative sources of governance.

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September 17, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Planning to be at #ISA2025? We’d love to see you at #JOGSS events! ✨

🥂 Joint Reception
📅 2 March | 7:30 PM
📍 Waldorf, Hilton

📚 Meet the Editors Session
📅 3 March | 4:00–5:45 PM
📍 Room 4M, Hilton

Join us for insightful conversations and a great time—see you there! 🎉
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February 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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🚨 New article alert! @stevenlangendonk.bsky.social & Edith Driessens rethink securitization with a new model of multilateral securitization. Learn how their model applies to the case of Orthodox heritage in Kosovo between 1999 and 2011.

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April 11, 2025 at 8:17 AM
nukestrat.bsky.social
Despite increasing Russian official/expert rhetoric about nuclear weapons, “public support for using nuclear weapons against NATO has remained virtually unchanged post-invasion” academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
“Hope the Russians Love Their Children Too”: Russian Public Support for the Use of Nuclear Weapons after the Invasion of Ukraine
Abstract. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, experts have expressed concerns that Moscow’s nuclear saber-rattling may have eroded the “nucl
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April 8, 2025 at 11:38 AM
kaimthaler.bsky.social
New article from me on civil war violence in Nicaragua, focusing on violence by FSLN govt forces in 1980s, the need to look at violence committed by more restrained groups, & need to consider different explanations at different levels of analysis. polisky conflictsky academic.oup.com/jogss/articl...
Levels of Analysis and Variation in Civil War Violence and Restraint: Ideology and Contestation in Nicaragua
Abstract. How can we analyze violence against civilians in civil wars over time and with attention both to local context and international comparability? I
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June 6, 2024 at 8:06 PM
lindsaypcohn.bsky.social
In our chapter, @profjessblankshain.bsky.social and I do some further testing of implications from our 2022 article with Doug Kriner, in which we found some very surprising things about how Americans process the expected costs of mil ops

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Citizens to Soldiers: Mobilization, Cost Perceptions, and Support for Military Action
Abstract. Policymakers have long assumed, and scholars have long argued, that how a government raises military manpower affects public support for military
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January 22, 2025 at 9:39 PM
fpajrnl.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the FPA, II, ISP, ISQ, ISR, JOGSS, and OREIS reception at ISA Chicago 2025! Special thanks to FPA authors & reviewers. Great to connect with you all! #ISA2025
March 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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How does humanitarian food aid impact violent conflict? @mattkribar.bsky.social’s work introduces a new dataset of USAID humanitarian food assistance to untangle conflicting findings and address past measurement flaws 📊

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March 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
tappeortiz.bsky.social
Ever wondered if rebel leaders really experience punishment after signing peace agreements?
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The Politics of Risking Peace Revisited: The Fate of Rebel Leaders Who Signed Peace Agreements
Abstract. Are rebel leaders punished for signing peace agreements? Many studies have found that leaders face domestic punishment for signing peace agreements. H
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March 5, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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The possession of a sophisticated weapon does not automatically grant a country a military advantage over its enemy. 🚀

Cem Birol’s new research shows that what matters more is how often the weapon is test-fired.

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September 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
liselhintz.bsky.social
3. Sefa Seçen

2025. "Between Worlds: Ontological Security among Syrian Refugees in Germany and Turkey."

Congratulations, and thanks to discussant Bahar Rumelili!

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Between Worlds: Ontological Security among Syrian Refugees in Germany and Turkey
Abstract. Sometimes physical security may come at the cost of ontological security for refugees. They may struggle to develop stable narratives of identity
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November 10, 2025 at 6:16 PM